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WHAT A INCREDIBLE MOORCROFT FIND!
THIS APPEARS TO BE A TOBACCO/BISCUIT JAR WITH THE LID
WE ARE NOT POTTERY EXPERTS, SO PLEASE ASK ANY QUESTIONS
WHAT MAKES THIS PIECE VERY RARE AND UNUSUAL IS A UNIVERSITY CREST IS EMBEDDED/MADE IN THE TOP OF THE LID
THE CRESTED SYMBOL ON THE LID AFTER RESEARCHING IS MCGILL UNIVERISTY IN QUEBEC CANADA WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED IN THE EARLY 1800\'S
THIS PIECE IS SIGNED ON THE BOTTOM W MOORCROFT
WE BELIEVE THIS IS ABOUT CIRCA 1912 1915
WITH THE CORNFLOWER DESIGN
THE UNDER SIDE OF THE LID HAS THE LOGO OF THE UNIVERSITY, REFER TO PHOTOS
THERE IS ALSO LETTERS AND NUMBERS IN RED THAT LOOKS LIKE: M 3031 POSSIBLY $ SIGN, WE ARE UNSURE OF WHAT THE NUMBERS MEAN. SO PLEASE REFER TO PHOTOS
THE GLAZE IS VERY BEAUTIFUL AND VIBRANT, IT HAS A GREAT LUSTER
ON THE SCREW PART OF THE BASE THERE ARE TWO BIG PIECES MISSING, SEE PHOTOS
ON THE VERY EDGE OF THE TOP OF THE JAR ON RIM THERE IS A TINY PIECE CHIPPED NOT VERY NOTICEABLE, SEE PHOTO
THE LID ALONG THE RIM THERE IS ONE CHIP, SEE PHOTO THAT YOU CAN SEE A LITTLE FROM THE OUTSIDE, THERE ARE TWO LITTLE KNICKS\' ALONG THE OUTSIDE AS WELL SEE PHOTOS I TOOK PHOTOS OF ALL THE DAMAGE
THE LID TURNS AND TIGHTENS
IF YOU NEED ANY OTHER PICTURES PLEASE LET US KNOW
THIS IS AN EXCEPTIONAL PIECE BY WILLIAM MOORCROFT!
MEASURES WITH LID APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES HIGH X 6 INCHES WIDE
IF ANYONE HAS ANYMORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PIECE PLEASE LET US KNOW!
THIS PIECE IS VERY BEAUTIFUL AND UNIQUE
DON\'T MISS OUT!
